Rule of Wolves

rating - 3/5

review contains major spoilers

kinda wanted to write a super detailed review because most of my grishaverse reviews are LoNg, but honestly i could sum it up for you:
i like it and i don't?
the plot wasn't my favourite, but my love for nikolai and now zoya, carried me through this book.
AND zoyalai. THE SLOWBURN please- i waited two entire books for somethiNg, ANythINg to happen. the tension practically killed me.

things that just weren't for me:
-while i liked the crows' cameo and it kind of told us about what they were all doing currently; as of writing this review, i'm not sure how i feel about this. Alina's cameo on the other hand just felt very off character to me.
These just seem unnecessary and forced in this already complicated and hard to follow plot.

-The alternating point of views were disorienting because they were just so different and kind of broke the flow/ narrative for me?

-THAT DEATH Leigh has to stop killing off characters out of nowhere. David:'''(. Genya has already been through enough:( that just broke me.

basically, this book is a 3 star read solely because of Nikolai and Zoya. period. did not care for any of the other characters as much.
–(not so sure about Hanne and Nina's ending but the grishas ruling fjerda plotline is pretty cool. LOVE that)
–(don't even get me started on the darkling: in my head, he died at the end of ruin and rising.)

Most of what i said in my king of scars review applies here too, hate that it completely undermines the grisha trilogy since it's one of my favourites. But THE WAR scenes were so beautifully written. loved that this book had a war setting since all the previous books hint at immense conflict and this would have lead up to nothing, otherwise.

Also the last line- SOC 3?????!!

anyways, going to go cri now because i'm done with the grishaverse:(( and i'm so attached to these books and characters.